ADHD: not just for kids anymore.

نویسنده

  • Linda Bren
چکیده

Most people think Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is just for kids. They think of the boy who can’t sit still. But this is only part of the picture—most kids with ADHD become adults with ADHD. Unfortunately, most adults with ADHD receive no treatment or are misdiagnosed and receive inappropriate and ineffective treatment. Fortunately, most of what works so well for kids with ADHD is just as effective for ADHD adults. (ADD is the old term for ADHD, but some people still use it.)

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • FDA consumer

دوره 38 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004